Together appoints Commercial Credit and Risk Director

Specialist lender Together has tannounced the appointment of financial services expert Martin Souter as its Commercial Credit and Risk Director.

Souter will be responsible for overseeing credit risk, leading the corporate underwriting, portfolio and risk management teams. He will be ensuring that Together’s Commercial team continues to operate smoothly and achieve the best outcomes for its customers. He has more than two decades’ experience in financial services, including 16 years in Corporate Banking at Barclays.

Souter joins Together after four years’ at Radius Payment Solutions where, as Group Credit Director, he led a team of 170 people across 13 countries managing credit risk across its range of products and services.

Prior to this, he worked for Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank both as a Relationship Director and as a Credit Director in Restructuring, working with and supporting a number of corporate businesses across the northern region. With a doctorate in genetics, Souter initially began his career as a geneticist before moving into finance.

Marc Goldberg, Commercial CEO at Together, said “We couldn’t be happier to have Martin join our leadership team here at Together. He has amassed a wealth of knowledge of the industry through a successful career in finance, and already has a firm understanding of what our company stands for.”

“His leadership skills, his passion, and his strong work-ethic will be invaluable to our commercial team in helping us continue to grow and evolve; and supporting our customers through difficult times, offering the fast and flexible finance services we are known for.”